Levi Higgins Jr. (1793 - 1852)

Born 28 Jul 1793 in Eden, Maine (Hancock)

Ancestors

Husband of Jerusha (Cousins) Higgins — married 12 Jan 1815 in Eden, Hancock, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Dec 1852 at age 59 in Trenton, Hancock, Maine, United States

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Biography

Levi Higgins; b. 28 Jul 1793^[1] at Eden Hancock, Maine; He resided at Salisbury Cove and was a farmer.

m. Jershua Cousins, daughter of John A. Cousins and Hannah Dyer, 12 Jan 1815^[2]; at Eden, Hancock, Maine

He died 7 Dec 1852 at Trenton, Hancock, Maine, at age 59.

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Known children of Levi Higgins and Jershua Cousins were as follows:

• i. Mary Bartlett Higgins; b. 12 Aug 1817^[3] at Eden, Hancock, Maine; m. Cyrenus Young, son of Seth Young and Nancy D Rufnal, circa 1834; d. 1858; she was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery, Lamoine, Hancock, Maine.

• ii. Nehemiah Higgins; b. 18 Dec 1819^[4] at Eden, Hancock, Maine; m. Rachael Potter, daughter of John Potter and Abigail Howard, at Hancock, Maine; d. 24 Aug 1893 at Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, at age 73. No children

• iii. Mercy Cousins Higgins; b. 20 Feb 1822^[5] at Eden, Hancock, Maine; b. circa 1823 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine; m. Samuel Marvin Beckwith, son of Marvin Holmes Beckwith and Eunis Pineo; m. John Langley, son of John Langley, 29 Apr 1880 at Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine; She was from Ellsworth and he was from Lamoine; d. 2 Mar 1899 at Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, at age 77.

• iv. Richard H. Higgins; b. 30 Jun 1826^[6] at Eden, Hancock, Maine; m. Lucy King 1849 at Hancock, Maine; d. 1868.

• v. Reuben Cousins Higgins; b. 30 Jun 1826^[7] at Eden, Hancock, Maine; m. Hannah Howard Potter, daughter of John Potter and Abigail (--?--), 1850; d. 1910. No children.

• vi. George W. R. Higgins; b. 20 Jul 1828^[8] at Eden, Hancock, Maine; m. Olive Blackman Potter, daughter of John Potter and Abigail Howard, 10 May 1851 at Trenton, Hancock, Maine; d. Oct 1902 at age 74.

• vii. Edward William Higgins; b. 10 Apr 1831^[9] at Eden, Hancock, Maine; m. Caroline E. Potter, daughter of John Potter and Abigail Howard, 26 Jun 1853 at Trenton, Hancock, Maine; They were both from Trenton; d. 22 Mar 1897 at Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, at age 65. He was also known as William Edward Higgins.

• viii. Elizabeth C. Higgins; b. 27 Jun 1833 at Hulls Cove, Eden, Hancock, Maine; m. Benjamin Cornin Hadley, son of David H Hadley and Nancy Atherton, 17 Nov 1851 at Trenton, Hancock, Maine; m. Theodore Paine, son of Thomas Paine and Olive Hadley, 7 Dec 1861 at Trenton, Hancock, Maine; She was from Trenton and he was from Eden; d. 16 Nov 1917 at Eden, Hancock, Maine, at age 84.

• ix. Eben L. Higgins; b. 6 Jun 1835 at Eden, Hancock, Maine; m. Hannah H. Nutt, daughter of William Nutt and Nancy Ladal, 2 Dec 1853 at Trenton, Hancock, Maine; She was from Rockland and he was from Trenton; d. 2 Dec 1928 at age 93.

• x. Charles Howard Higgins; b. 1 Oct 1838 at Trenton, Hancock, Maine; m. Sarah Jane Young, daughter of Samuel Young and Elizabeth Roe, 4 Jan 1859 at Hancock, Maine; d. 1 Sep 1895^[10] at Trenton, Hancock, Maine, at age 56.

United States Census, 1850 Trenton, Hancock, Maine, United States

Levi Higgins M 57 Maine

Reuben Higgins M 24 Maine

George Higgins M 22 Maine

Edmond Higgins M 19 Maine

Elizabeth Higgins F 17 Maine

Eben S Higgins M 15 Maine

Howard Higgins M 12 Maine

Olando Hoolbrock M 12 Maine

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HK2-913 : 3 November 2017), Levi Higgins, 28 Jul 1793; citing Eden, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.
2. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HV8-YVL : 17 October 2017), Levi Higgins Jr. and Jerusha Cousins, 12 Jan 1815; citing Eden, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.
3. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F491-8MS : 10 February 2018), Levi Higgins in entry for Mary Bartlett Higgins, 12 Aug 1817; citing Eden, Maine, United States; FHL microfilm 9,803.
4. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F491-8SH : 10 February 2018), Levi Higgins in entry for Nehemiah Higgins, 18 Dec 1819; citing Eden, Maine, United States; FHL microfilm 9,803.
5. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F491-844 : 10 February 2018), Levi Higgins in entry for Mercy Cousins Higgins, 20 Feb 1822; citing Eden, Maine, United States; FHL microfilm 9,803.
6. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HV8-1ZR : 17 October 2017), Richard H Higgins, 30 Jun 1826; citing Eden, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.
7. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F491-8VY : 10 February 2018), Levi Higgins in entry for Reuben C. Higgins, 30 Jun 1826; citing Eden, Maine, United States; FHL microfilm 9,803.
8. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CZ-6QH : 10 February 2018), Levi Higgins in entry for George W. R. Higgins, 30 Jul 1828; citing BAR HARBOR,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,616.
9. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F491-85L : 10 February 2018), Levi Higgins in entry for William Edw. Higgins, 10 Apr 1831; citing Eden, Maine, United States; FHL microfilm 9,803.
10. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZQX-6PK : 5 November 2017), Levi Higgins in entry for Charles Higgins, 01 Sep 1895; citing Trenton, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.

• Higgins, M. Katharine Elizabeth Chapin. (1918). Richard Higgins: a resident and pioneer settler at Plymouth and Eastham, Massachusetts, and at Piscataway, New Jersey, and his descendants. Worcester, Mass.. person #232 p. 259